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An Exercise in Discipline - Peel
An Exercise in Discipline - Peel
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AN EXERCISE IN DISCIPLINE - PEEL

Directed by Jane Campion
Australia, 1982
Short, Drama

Synopsis

During a road trip, an extremely stubborn family grows increasingly hostile to one another. The tension in the car reaches an all-time high when the son tosses an orange peel out of the window. In an attempt to discipline him, the father asks him to pick it up from the side of the road…

Synopsis

During a road trip, an extremely stubborn family grows increasingly hostile to one another. The tension in the car reaches an all-time high when the son tosses an orange peel out of the window. In an attempt to discipline him, the father asks him to pick it up from the side of the road…

Our take

Adding fuel to the fire of juvenile rebellion, alarming reds and bright tangerines flare across Jane Campion’s debut. Already marked by the arresting imagery and brash realism for which she would later be renowned, this sharp film about family discord won her the Palme d’Or for Best Short at Cannes!